Spring time

~ The Call of Spring ~

Spring is the nature's way of saying , "Let's party !"

-Robin Williams

Springtime is undoubtedly the most loved time of

the year when the entire world sways to the rhythms

of the heart induced by the beauty of nature .To me

spring is all about taking in the smells of the earth &

frolicking on the lap of nature, its about breathing in

the fragrances of the different types of spring flowers.

The gorgeous fiery array of the most enchanting

conspicuous red roses,scarlet lilies,crimson poppies,

vermillion nasturtiums & dark magenta color gerberas

at a local flower show that I visited recently inspired

me to get a patch of red on my salad plate too ....

Let's paint the plate Red !!!!!!

Sliced red carrot folded as edible flowers.

Back to Blogging

~ Back to Blogging ~

Almost after 20 days Little Food Junction is back to

blogging again .Life has been really tough since last

fortnight - Mom and Dad met with an accident - a

speeding motorbike hit them while crossing the road.

The news literally shook me to the core,the thought

of their critical state, injuries and severe blood loss

with miles apart distance and the two hour delay of

flight made every passing minute miserable. Each n

every tear from my eye said "Mom & Dad I love you

more than myself "My silent prayer & tons of prayers

from blogger & facebook buddies, friends n relatives

got answered and almost after 15 days they are towards

speedy recovery. On coming back to Delhi ,I realized

that little Nandika's birthday had passed without any

celebrations. Yet no party at home but her pals at

school surely deserve some treats for her B'day. What

could be better than saying thanks to all the belated

birthday wishes with homemade Choco Lollies .

Choco Wishes

Milk & white chocolate molded on a loli stick n decorated

with colorful sprinkles.

Featured on Child

Would like to share with you that creations from

Little Food Junction have been featured in the

Feb '11 issue of Indian edition of 'Child 'magazine .

A warm thanks to the 'Child' family for the feature .

(click HERE to read )

Fruit yogurt

~Tiny Treats ~

What do you do when your little one wants a birthday

treat from you and you are too exhausted to go out for

a quick lunch or bake a delicacy .I had to face a similar

situation yesterday - after returning from a 600km drive

the first thing I had to do was to finish the pending works

& household chores. While I was busy with my works

little one was engrossed with her colors & sketch pad .By

afternoon a cute little card with colorful animal faces &

"Hapy Birday Mom"was on my table (lil one is learning

simple 3letter words via phonetic sounds -this is what she

deciphered by the word sound Lols ). Although she was

ok with the postponed treat but still I felt the simple lunch

of lentil & rice should have some added fun .Curd ,

strawberries and papaya were enough to whip

up some fun ..........

Fruit (read Fun ) Yogurt

Curd , papaya, strawberries, grapes, marshmallows,

chocolate vermicelli .

The Little Pink Piggy

Strawberry yogurt - blend together 2-3 strawberries with a tsp sugar

& 1/2 cup curd /plain yogurt . Use black grapes for eyes & mouth ,

cut & shape marshmallows for nose & ears.

Mellow Yellow Bunny

Papaya Yogurt - whip up 1/4 cup diced ripe papaya , a tsp sugar

& 1/2 cup curd/ plain yogurt .Use black grapes for eyes & green for

nose .Cut & shape marshmallows for teeth & ears.